Situated adjacent to the picturesque hill town of Nainital, ARIES (an acronym of Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciences) is one of the leading research Institutes which specializes in observational astronomy & astrophysics and atmospheric sciences.

About the Internship:

The focus will be on hand on experience on observational Astronomy using 1m-ARIES telescope. The topics covered at the school include telescopes, Star Formation and evolution, circumstellar matter radiative Processes, and techniques of photometry, spectroscopy, as well as Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy. The first half of day will consist of talks by ARIES scientist, and the second half will be given to hands-on/demo sessions on image processing and spectral analysis. During the school, ample time will also be for discussions and practice as well to interact closely with ARIES Ph.D. research students, who will be playing a major role in hand on session activities.

Who can apply:

Only those candidates can apply who:

are available for full time (in-office) internship

are available for duration of 2 weeks

have relevant skills and interests

Other requirements:

M.Sc. or fresh Ph.D students inclined to work in observational astronomy

Additional Information:

All selected participants are eligible for free hospitality and travel support by sleeper class in case they are unable to get travel support from their parent institute/university.

Editor’s note:

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